Dr. Michael Hogan is one of the principle founders of the Zero Suicide in Healthcare movement. In 2011, he was a co-lead for the Clinical Care & Intervention Task Force that published this National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention road map. Also, see more under Publications/Systems Framework. Covington D, Hogan, M, et al. Suicide Care in … Read more Suicide Care in Systems Framework

Dr. Julie Goldstein Grumet is one of the principle founders of the Zero Suicide in Healthcare movement. In 2013, she and the team at EDC, Inc. led the development of a fidelity toolkit and resources. These include the following: Developed the Zero Suicide toolkit to assist health and behavioral care leaders and leadership teams in … Read more Toolkit & Implementation Academies

David Covington, LPC, MBA is one of the principle founders of the Zero Suicide in Healthcare movement. From 2009-2013, he was Vice-President with Magellan Health and the chair of the Zero Suicide effort in Maricopa County, Arizona (greater Phoenix). Mr. Covington designed the workforce survey for behavioral healthcare workers to self-assess their training, skills and … Read more Dysregulation in the Mental Health Workforce

Dr. Justin Coffey is one of the principle founders of the Zero Suicide in Healthcare movement. In 1999, he and his father Dr. Ed Coffey led the development of a new approach based upon the Institute for Healthcare Improvement triple aim. Also, see more under Thought Leaders/Justin Coffey. How We Dramatically Reduced Suicide, a Case Study. M. … Read more Discrete Set of Evidence-Based Practices

Dr. Ed Coffey is one of the principle founders of the Zero Suicide in Healthcare movement. In 1999, he and his son Dr. Justin Coffey led the development of a new approach based upon the Institute for Healthcare Improvement triple aim. Also, see more under Thought Leaders/Ed Coffey. How We Dramatically Reduced Suicide, a Case Study. M. … Read more What if Care Were Perfect?

The interventions that make up the primary elements of Zero Suicide are known to work. They all have research-based efficacy. Routine screening and assessment for suicide risk is a core component. In 2015, Dr. Greg Simon and team concluded in Psychiatric Services that the PHQ-9 question 9 “identifies outpatients at increased risk for suicide attempt or death.” … Read more Screening & Assessment

The interventions that make up the primary elements of Zero Suicide are known to work. They all have research-based efficacy. Direct treatment of suicide risk is a core component. Usual care is disastrous. Dr. Mark Olfson in the July 2017 JAMA Psychiatry carefully describes the very significant suicide risks for individuals in the immediate aftermath of a … Read more Direct Treatment & Follow-Up

Until 2018, there were few studies of safety planning. Craig Bryan’s findings in The Journal of Affective Disorders were promising (“Effect of crisis response planning vs. contracts for safety on suicide risk in U.S. Army Soldiers,” January 2017). However, in 2018, Health News from NPR highlighted a study by Dr. Barbara Stanley and Dr. Greg Brown, “A … Read more Collaborative Safety Planning

Is Suicide Really a Choice?

ISMICC Takes a Huge Step Forward

The 2017 report to Congress by the ISMICC, The Way Forward: Federal Action for a System That Works, includes three objectives supporting Zero Suicide (download here).

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Zero Suicide is a global movement that has mobilized professionals in the field of suicide prevention across the globe to cooperate in research and share prevention. “Beyond the Tipping Point” is the fourth international summit. In 2018, the summit will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Let’s join together and continue the worldwide networking and learning as we pursue this audacious dream. We are excited about a growing global movement of healthcare and suicide prevention leaders.